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Announcing Legalpad’s Official Partnership With Techstars
We are incredibly proud and excited to announce Legalpad’s official global partnership with Techstars!
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RFE Rates Remain High For Employment-Based Non-Immigration Visas
O-1 initial approval rate declined from 90.8% in 2019, to 89% in the second quarter of 2020.
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How to Read and Understand the Visa Bulletin
For anyone going through the green card process, you’re probably familiar or at least heard of the visa bulletin. The visa bulletin can be difficult to read and navigate. Here are some useful tips and a few examples.
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Furloughing H-1B workers
As a result of economic conditions caused by COVID-19, many startups and employers are having to make the difficult decision of whether they need to furlough H-1B workers.
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Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID)
A Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID) is USCIS’ way of letting you know that they don’t expect your application to be approved.
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USCIS suspends premium processing
USCIS has temporarily stopped taking requests for premium processing. Premium processing allows applicants to fast-track the visa application processing time to 15 days–for an additional fee of $1,440.
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Founder Spotlight: Vicki Guan
Authored by Annie Blay. I recently got to spend some time talking with Vicki Guan, co-founder of Evri
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3 Ways to Apply for a Work Visa
When the perfect candidate for your growing startup is a foreign national, getting their work visa should be simple and affordable. Figuring out how to compile a visa application should be just as straightforward.
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Founder Spotlight: Sujay Suresh Kumar
How this electrical engineer’s passion for technology carries forward his mission to support women.
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Founder Spotlight: Stu Murless
Stu Murless, co-founder of Feastfox, is building a mobile app that gives restaurant-goers recommendations tailored precisely to their preferences.
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Global Talent: How to Hire International Employees
As of December 2018, there were 7 million open jobs and only 6.3 million Americans actively seeking work.
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5 Visa Options for Startups
Finding the right candidate takes time. Especially for a startup, where teams are often small and personal chemistry is just as important as professional know-how.
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How to Prepare the Strongest Visa Application for Startups
Hiring the right employees, particularly STEM employees, can be critical to a startup’s success.
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US Work Visas for Canadian Startups
There is no shortage of US work visa categories, and it can feel overwhelming to try to understand all the options.
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Documents Checklist for H-1B Sponsors
Did you know that startups are eligible for H-1B visa sponsorship? You don’t need to be a large, established corporation to hire talent on an H-1B visa.
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Everything You Need to Know About Work Visa Requests for Evidence (RFEs)
With the Request for Evidence (RFE) rates on the rise, it’s more important than ever to understand RFEs and how to address them.
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Common Work Visa Misconceptions
COO and Co-founder of Legalpad, Sara Itucas, weighs in on some of the most common work visa misconceptions.
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Hiring Foreign Talent is Advantageous to Your Startup’s Success and Culture
Hiring is hard, especially for startups. The good news is that you can broaden your search beyond US borders, and you may find your next superstar employee in the process.
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Post-Accelerator To-Do List for International Founders
Congratulations on graduating from an accelerator program! That’s a huge accomplishment.
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